Last month I had several patients with a positive ANA (anti-nucleic acid antibody) in their labs. Many of them were told something like, “Your ANA is low positive, but there’s nothing you need to do about it right now.”
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For individuals and/or couples who are struggling to get pregnant, naturopathic medicine has a lot to offer. Conventional medicine offers the gold standard in diagnostics, but the treatments offered by conventional docs typically involve expensive drugs and surgical procedures. In California, one round of IVF (in-vitro fertilization) is...
The unfortunate storyline of endometriosis is that although it affects nearly 1 in 10 of us, most women who have endometriosis don’t even know it. For a majority of women it takes 10-12 years of talking to their health care providers before they find someone who knows what the heck they are talking about and actually listens to their symptoms...
There are 4 main causes for adult female acne. Let’s review these and talk about the ways that natural medicine can help. #1 Inflammation Inflammation is such a buzzword these days. If you’re following the health trends you know it’s something you don’t want, but how do you get rid of it? Take turmeric daily? Well maybe, but how about instead...
Here is a common scenario. I’m on the phone with an expecting parent and they are interviewing me to be their pediatrician or part of the healthcare team for their baby. Inevitably one of us will bring up vaccines, and 90% of the time I can hear the stress rise in their voices as they grapple with yet another difficult decision as a new...
Seed cycling is a great way to regulate hormones and get rid of irritating systems related to your period. It’s especially important for women with irregular periods (like someone with PCOS), women who are interested in conceiving, and women looking to reduce symptoms like PMS prior to their period. If you are interested in learning more about...
We can all get days where we feel down, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed or stress. But when bad days start outnumbering good (and it’s not related to the 2 weeks before your period!) then here are some quick pointers to finding natural ways to boost your mood. #1. Identify the pattern. We all have bad behaviors that lead to the blues. A...
After finding out last week that Nestle purchased 3 previously reputable supplement companies (Seroyal, Pure Encapsulations, and Douglas Labs), I thought it would be great to publish this older article from a colleague discussing the factors she (and I) consider when recommending a particular company or supplement. Remember that supplements...
For individuals and heterosexual couples who have had the misfortune of being labeled as “infertile,” or for those struggling with getting pregnant, naturopathic medicine has a lot to offer. Let’s discuss natural ways to boost fertility and 6 key points on how naturopathic medicine helps with infertility. Conventional medicine offers the gold...